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A -- SILICON ON INSULATOR WAFERS POC Contact Mr. Jimmie L. Garrard II, Contract Negotiator, AFRL./MLKT, (937) 255-7143 OR Ms. Patrice Nickell, Contracting Officer, (937) 255-7143 WEB: click here to view the R&D Contracting home page, http://www.wrs.afrl.af.mil/contract. Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Defense Production Act Team (AFRL/MLMP) intends to issue Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 99-7-MLK for Silicon on Insulator (SOI) Wafers. The objective of the program is to establish a long term, financially viable, domestic Silicon on Insulator wafer production capacity. The Air Force, as the Executive Agent for the Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950 Title III Program, is authorized to provide appropriate incentives to establish, maintain, modernize, and expand domestic production capacities for critical technology items and industrial resources essential for national defense. It should be noted that the production capacity for these SOI wafers must be a domestic source. The DPA of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. Appendix, Section 2061 et seq) defines a domestic source as a business concern (a) that performs in the United States or Canada substantially all of the research and development, engineering, manufacturing, and production activities required of such business concern under a contract with the United States relating to a critical component or critical technology item, and (b) that procures from business concerns described in subparagraph (a) substantially all of any components and assemblies required under a contract with the United States relating to a critical component or critical technology item. Release of the BAA is anticipated for March 1999, and the proposals in response to the BAA will be due 30 calendar days thereafter. Information in this synopsis is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a BAA announcement and should not be construed as a commitment by the Government. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or Contracting Officer, but to communicate Contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the selection decision. Interested parties are invited to contact Lt. Col. James Bixler, Detachment 1 AFRL/PK, telephone (937) 255-4813, e-mail bixlerjp@wl.wpafb.af.mil. Direct all routine communication to the Contracting point of contact identified above. Posted 03/05/99 (W-SN305316). (0064)

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